Alexandroupolis port NAVIGATION INFORMATION Latitude: 40°51’N Longitude: 025°57’E Time Zone: GMT +2 Max. Draft: 5.5m PORT DESCRIPTION Location: A small port close to the Greek/Turkish border, handling mainly general and bulk cargoes. Entrance to the port can be very difficult with strong S or WS winds. General overview: Traffic figures: Approx 170 vessels visited the port in 1992. PRE ARRIVAL INFORMATION ETA’s: Initial ETA to be sent to vessel’s agent on departure from last port. Additional ETA’s to be sent 48, 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival to the vessel’s agent. One hour prior to arrival, port authorities, pilot and agents should be contacted by VHF giving exact time of arrival. The ETA message should include: Ship’s particulars, cargo information, dangerous cargo (if any on board, with details), health condition and stowaway details (if any). Documentation required: The following documentation is required: Port authorities (one copy of each): 1. Ship’s particulars 2. Training certificates 3. Master’s Health Declaration 4. Master’s Declaration concerning disposal of any slops and bunkers, if any. 5. RLM Form (state form) declaring all crew on board on arrival 6. No Stowaways declaration 7. Load Line certificate. Customs authorities (two copies of each): 1. Ship’s Stores List Declaration 2. Officer’s and Crew’s Personal Effects Declaration 3. Master’s Declaration that all electrical items, not sealed, and other goods will remain on board. 4. Masters Declaration for bunkers and cargo on board. Special forms exist for all documents but apply only to liner vessels. These are delivered on board on arrival. Radio: Hellas Radio (SVA), Iraklion, Limnos or Corfu Radio can be used for passing messages at long range. The stations work throughout 24 hours. Inmarsat communication is possible. Health regulations: Pratique should be applied for on arrival and cannot be applied for by radio. Customs and immigration: Customs allowances: Each officer and crew member is allowed 1 bottle of spirits and 1 carton of cigarettes each. Immigration: Immigration authorities issue crew passes. For EC nationals there are no immigration procedures. There are special regulations for nationals of countries such as Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia and South American countries. Crew being repatriated to non European countries must have a ticket which the agent must show to the authorities, agent’s guarantees are requested by various authorities. Notices of readiness: Can be tendered anytime but will only be accepted between 0800-1700hrs. NAVIGATION Pilot: Not available but experienced boatmen act as pilots. Largest vessel acceptable 100m overall, 5.5 metres draft. Anchorages: About 2.5kms offshore in more than 10 metres, although ships drawing no more than 5.5 metres can berth alongside quays and breakwater. Total length of quays is 1,000 metres with railway running along part of the quays. Loading and discharging by ship’s own gear. Tidal range and flow: 0.6m. Weather: Prevailing winds: NE’ly, SE’ly. VHF: VHF ch 12. Charts: 1086, 1636. BERTHING INFORMATION BERTHS AND CARGO General cargo/Bulk berths: A number of berths on both the breakwater and inner harbour. GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL Bunkers/water/stores: Fresh water: Available. Bunkers: Diesel oil available. Provisions: Available. Medical facilities: Hospital and 3 clinics - advance notice is required for medical assistance. Transport: Nearest airport: 5km; daily flights to Athens. Nearest railway: Within the port. Consuls: France +30 551 26720 Italy +30 551 28384 Public holidays: March 25, Good Friday, Easter Day, Oct 28 and Dec 25. Working hours: Mon-Wed, 0800-1200/1300-1700; Thu, Fri 0800-1200/1300-1600; Sat, 0800-1200. Developments: Following completion of quay lengthening work (by 97m), parts of the inner harbour are to be dredged to 7.0m. Port Authority: Port Authority of Alexandroupolis Botsari 2 Alexandroupolis Greece Tel: +30-5510-26468 Tlx: 0462158